Artificial bait



June 11, 1935. J CATARAU 0 2,004,308

ARTIFICIAL-BAIT Original Filed Sept. 10, 19:54

@ZZJW INVENTOR 15 A still further aim is to Construct said means with if the lure-body carries similar openings Patented June 11, 1935 i v v A a I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Original application September 10, 1934, Serial No. 743,403. Divided and this application February 12, 1935, Serial'No. 6,2 12

1 Claim. (01. 43-46) This invention relates to artificial bait known recessed portion a ring 8, or the like, is freely as plug, squid, jigger, etc., and resides in a novel mounted on the lure-body to slideforth over the construction on said baits of ascent oozing means plate member and retain the same'close over the so as to add to the optical allure effects on olfac-; recessed portion as in Figure 2, and to slideback 5. tory sense of fish sought. This application is a to release the hold'ove'r the plate-member and to division of application Serial No. 743,403, filed permit access to the recessed portion for pur- Sept. 10, 1934. pose of'cleaning and reloading with fresh .scent The main object of the invention is to provide 'material, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3..

said scent oozing means on any lure-body-of an A plurality of openings 9 are made through 10 artificial bait without marring the optical alluring the wall of the plate-member to permit water to eliect of the same. circulate in and" out and to mixits' molecules A further aim is to construct said means so with emanations of the scentzmaterial andthere that the same may be simple in operation and inby create anefiluvi'um around the artificial bait. expensive to manufacture. Said plurality of openings 9 may be dispensed obstructed by weeds and drift wood. poses-statedhereinbefore.

In the herewith annexed drawing the The device is most simple of its kind, as the Figure 1 illustrates a lure-body provided with rings, plate-member "l, and the recessed surface scent oozing means in accordance with this in- 6 furnish a stout bait receptacle which is pervention. r I fectly safe for heavy fishing and for fishing in Figure 2 illustrates said scent oozing means waters obstructed by weeds and drift wood. opened so as to receive a load of scent material. Furthermore, the device offers a quick access Figure 3 is a modified structure of said scent in the bait receptacle whena new scent material oozing meanswithout departure from the spirit is required.

of the invention. .What I claim as my invention is:

As plainly illustrated by the drawing any lure- A lure-body having on its surface intermediate body 5, having on its surface intermediate its its ends a recessed portion to receive scent maends a recessed portion 6, is provided with a terial, aplate-membermounted on said lure-body plate-member 1, which is preferably hinged at It to fit over the recessed portion and enclose the to the lure-body to fit over the recessed portion scent material, anda ring, or the like, freely 6 and enclose scent material between its inner mounted on the lure-body to slide over the platesurface and the recessed portion 6 of the luremember and retain the same over the scent body. materialfl 7 As means to hold said plate-member over the v i JULES CATARAU.

suitable for heavy fishing andfor fishing inwater leading in and out, as in Figure 3, for the pur- 

